Harry Potter Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Sir Sean Connery has been voted the best bond beating Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore. This result was never in doubt, Roger Moore was the only one to get close imo. My favourite bond movie was goldfinger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I preferred Timothy Dalton as Bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 3 minutes ago, Harry Potter said: Sir Sean Connery has been voted the best bond beating Daniel Craig, Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore. This result was never in doubt, Roger Moore was the only one to get close imo. My favourite bond movie was goldfinger. I’ve changed the Title as I thought he was potted. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 minute ago, The Real Maroonblood said: I preferred Timothy Dalton as Bond. The intelligent choice. Sadly the change to a grittier more realistic Bond came too soon after the silliness of the Moore era. Also I’m glad Shir Sean isn’t dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 minutes ago, Tazio said: The intelligent choice. Sadly the change to a grittier more realistic Bond came too soon after the silliness of the Moore era. Also I’m glad Shir Sean isn’t dead. This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Daniel Craig is magic, but not quite Connery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Connery was the best Bond by a million miles but a large part of that is due to him being the actor of the original era of films, which were the best by a million miles. Stylistically, production values, glamour, etc. The only other good film (Her Majesty's Secret Service) had Lazenby, who was an excellent Bond, despite being an average actor and a bit of a dick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Barack said: George Lazenby makes me sick. I assume you haven't seen the film about him then, he's a total dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Barack said: George Lazenby makes me sick. It’s the garlic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Have to agree, Sean was the best. Dalton close behind. Roger Moore was awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placid Casual Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Tazio said: The intelligent choice. Sadly the change to a grittier more realistic Bond came too soon after the silliness of the Moore era. Also I’m glad Shir Sean isn’t dead. I’ve been watching the films over last few weeks. I’d forgotten how poor the Roger Moore films were. Moore was a good guy by all accounts, but as Victorian says above, there was a major decline in style and production values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) Nothing against Dalton or Brosnan, who are very good actors, especially older. But I don't think I've ever watched any of their pishy Bond films right through. Not that I can remember, anyway. Songs are shite now. Edited August 16, 2020 by ri Alban Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 hours ago, davemclaren said: I’ve changed the Title as I thought he was potted. 😎 👍, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Barack said: George Lazenby makes me sick. He's a shagger, a charmer, funny too. He broke hearts but he's a force of nature, total ledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3fingersreid Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 He’s the best Bond for me 👍🏻 Carey Lowell being the best Bond girl 😚 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Most people place Sean Connery at the top of the list and there’s a good reason for this. His James Bond was the first, he burst into screen in 1962 Dr No - and his Bond had a squat Celtic athleticism to him and that felt real and dangerous. If I were truly honest, I’d rank the James Bonds by the effect they had on me when I watched them on the screen the first time. It wouldn’t be a question of who I thought was the best Bond, thinking has nothing to do with it but, rather, who took my breath away with the coolest on screen action. Roger Moore was always my Bond, a vital, rare international movie star. The first thing I remember: in Live and Let Die he’s about to take a bath, is smoking a cigar and suddenly sees a poison snake slithering towards him. With an aerosol can and the lit end of the cigar he creates a kind of flame thrower and incinerates the snake. That was a stunt I tried to recreate many times myself with matches and household cleaners, it’s a wonder I didn’t burn the boarding school down or set myself ablaze until someone caught me. But even now I wonder if I could pull it off. The second Roger Moore moment: the opening sequence in The Spy Who Loved Me. After a harrowing ski chase, Bond is cornered and jumps, skis and all, off a dizzyingly high alpine peak. He free-falls for a few moments and just we think he might fall to his death (he won’t, of course, but still) an enormous parachute - we didn’t know he had one of those billows out, emblazoned with an enormous Union Jack. The cinema audience went crazy. Roger Moore may not have been a great actor or a great Bond but he was an entertainer who gave pleasure to millions. And he was a thorough gentleman, till the end. We must salute him for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Maroonblood Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 I preferred him in Ivanhoe and The Saint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronJambo Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Pierce is definitely my favourite Bond. Connery is awful in everything he's done. That guy would play a deaf mute with his own accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyBatistuta Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Best Bond, but still has to be one of the most overrated actors ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxy Hearts Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Sean Connery is the greatest Bond IMO. He encapsulated all the requirements of the character and is a better actor than he's given credit for. Most American actors speak with an American accent in everything they do so nothing wrong with having a Scottish accent. Colin Firth, the English actor, plays himself in every role but appears to be well thought of but I find him difficult to watch as lacks gravitas. Connery is a superstar and we should be thankful for his influence in the film industry. A lot of Scottish actors have him to thank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 2 hours ago, The Spy Who Loved Me said: Most people place Sean Connery at the top of the list and there’s a good reason for this. His James Bond was the first, he burst into screen in 1962 Dr No - and his Bond had a squat Celtic athleticism to him and that felt real and dangerous. If I were truly honest, I’d rank the James Bonds by the effect they had on me when I watched them on the screen the first time. It wouldn’t be a question of who I thought was the best Bond, thinking has nothing to do with it but, rather, who took my breath away with the coolest on screen action. Roger Moore was always my Bond, a vital, rare international movie star. The first thing I remember: in Live and Let Die he’s about to take a bath, is smoking a cigar and suddenly sees a poison snake slithering towards him. With an aerosol can and the lit end of the cigar he creates a kind of flame thrower and incinerates the snake. That was a stunt I tried to recreate many times myself with matches and household cleaners, it’s a wonder I didn’t burn the boarding school down or set myself ablaze until someone caught me. But even now I wonder if I could pull it off. The second Roger Moore moment: the opening sequence in The Spy Who Loved Me. After a harrowing ski chase, Bond is cornered and jumps, skis and all, off a dizzyingly high alpine peak. He free-falls for a few moments and just we think he might fall to his death (he won’t, of course, but still) an enormous parachute - we didn’t know he had one of those billows out, emblazoned with an enormous Union Jack. The cinema audience went crazy. Roger Moore may not have been a great actor or a great Bond but he was an entertainer who gave pleasure to millions. And he was a thorough gentleman, till the end. We must salute him for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjack Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 For me, Brosnan is the beat bond. IMHO he has the perfect balance of charisma and cheese. Daniel Craig is never James Bond, again IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Sean played for Bonnyrigg Rose so he has to be the best Bond! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debut 4 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) Connery would be my choice. Moore joint second with Daniel Craig. Dalton just didn’t convince as a Bond, imo. Brosnan was ok, his last outing was a turkey though(Die Another Day). I remember much discontent arising at the time with the Bond stuff and a timely intervention with the Bourne Trilogy kicking off gave us a much needed James Bond style slickness, fast paced thriller movie. I think it raised the stakes and the Bond makers went back to the drawing board prior to Casino Royale and Craig. Edited August 16, 2020 by Debut 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXX Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 20 minutes ago, felix said: You probably prefer Johnny English to James Bond films. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimKongUno Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Roger Moore was always my favourite bond mainly because he's the 1 I grew up with but Connery was the best, no contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1. Connery 2. Craig 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 27 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Sean played for Bonnyrigg Rose so he has to be the best Bond! If he was better he could've played for Whitehill Welfare!!! Sean for me then Daniel Craig, not fussed about the rest but I'd have Roger Moore at the bottom of the pile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dawnrazor Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Was Nicholas Parsons not the first one to play James Bond, on radio? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said: Was Nicholas Parsons not the first one to play James Bond, on radio? It's good, but it's not right. Try thinking of another game show host. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Just now, fancy a brew said: It's good, but it's not right. Try thinking of another game show host. 😉 I didn't think it was "can I have a P please Bob" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dawnrazor said: I didn't think it was "can I have a P please Bob" A man of many talents was Mr Holness, also played the saxophone solo on Baker Street. 🎷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawnrazor Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 minute ago, fancy a brew said: A man of many talents was Mr Holness, also played the saxophone solo on Baker Street. 🎷 Gat away ti ****!!! Did he?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 i think barry nelson was the first person to play bond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 When Saltzman and Broccoli almost didn't cast Connery for Dr No, it was a similar near miss to Charlton Heston almost being overlooked for Ben Hur. It was almost Burt Lancaster would you believe. It could have been Cary Grant as Bond. Ben Hur without Heston. Imagine it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 43 minutes ago, fancy a brew said: It's good, but it's not right. Try thinking of another game show host. 😉 Roy Walker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beni Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, fancy a brew said: 12 minutes ago, Morgan said: Roy Walker? 'Say what you see' Edited August 16, 2020 by fancy a brew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 6 hours ago, ri Alban said: Nothing against Dalton or Brosnan, who are very good actors, especially older. But I don't think I've ever watched any of their pishy Bond films right through. Not that I can remember, anyway. Songs are shite now. The producers bafflingly went with Sam Smith's pop effort for Spectre instead of this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Cockade Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 4 hours ago, IronJambo said: Pierce is definitely my favourite Bond. Connery is awful in everything he's done. That guy would play a deaf mute with his own accent. That’s just bollocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Brown Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 1 hour ago, fancy a brew said: A man of many talents was Mr Holness, also played the saxophone solo on Baker Street. 🎷 Also used an alias Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 3 hours ago, The Spy Who Loved Me said: You probably prefer Johnny English to James Bond films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 Connery Craig Dalton Moore Brosnan Lazenby OHMSS is a great Bond film but Lazenby had shoes too big to fill. Moore and Brosnan suffered for having films that were too campy and full of double entendres. Dalton suffered from being like Connery and Craig when the public were too used to Moore’s raised eyebrow. Bond should be a hard drinking, aggressive *****. To quote Alan Partridge, “stop doing Bond wrong!” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 8 minutes ago, Zico said: Connery Craig Dalton Moore Brosnan Lazenby OHMSS is a great Bond film but Lazenby had shoes too big to fill. Moore and Brosnan suffered for having films that were too campy and full of double entendres. Dalton suffered from being like Connery and Craig when the public were too used to Moore’s raised eyebrow. Bond should be a hard drinking, aggressive *****. To quote Alan Partridge, “stop doing Bond wrong!” Re Lazenby, the makers wanted to tie him up for another 6 films but he turned it down. Honestly, watch Becoming Bond, its really good, funny too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, Zico said: Connery Craig Dalton Moore Brosnan Lazenby OHMSS is a great Bond film but Lazenby had shoes too big to fill. Moore and Brosnan suffered for having films that were too campy and full of double entendres. Dalton suffered from being like Connery and Craig when the public were too used to Moore’s raised eyebrow. Bond should be a hard drinking, aggressive *****. To quote Alan Partridge, “stop doing Bond wrong!” Decent summary, with exceptions. Roger Moore & Live & Let Die is top 5 Bond . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, Smithee said: Re Lazenby, the makers wanted to tie him up for another 6 films but he turned it down. Honestly, watch Becoming Bond, its really good, funny too. Will check that out. Great film but hard to judge on just one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted August 16, 2020 Share Posted August 16, 2020 10 minutes ago, felix said: Decent summary, with exceptions. Roger Moore & Live & Let Die is top 5 Bond . That, The Spy Who Loved Me and The Man With The Golden Gun are his best ones. I enjoyed most of his films but they had a ‘so bad it’s good’ vibe about them. Octopussy is terrible though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weakened Offender Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Sean Connery hits women. Roger Moore was the best James Bond by a country mile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgecowie Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 7 hours ago, JimKongUno said: Roger Moore was always my favourite bond mainly because he's the 1 I grew up with but Connery was the best, no contest. Agree with this. Saw a film where Connery played Robin Hood with a Scottish accent. Little John was the same! Remember Colin Firth playing an American ex golf pro and he at least attempted an accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
¼½¾ Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 5 hours ago, Weakened Offender said: Sean Connery hits women. Roger Moore was the best James Bond by a country mile. Who has he hit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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